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Open
House: Friday, April 25 from 12-7pm Set up work in rm207 by 1pm. IVA Social
1-2pm; Francis Cape Lecture at the Henry is at 7pm.
SoA Graduation: 6:30-9pm on Thursday, June 12
UW Commencement: 12-5pm on Saturday, June 14Exhibition reception: Friday, June 13 6-9pm
Take down and gallery clean up: June 15 through noon on June 17

Course Description
Art400 focuses on the development of senior–level, exhibition quality
artwork in any format and media.
During the course of the quarter, students will be able to set their own assignment
goals, identify key ideas and sources, fine-tune their processes and develop
their concepts into a finished, exhibition quality project. Assignments are
designed to strengthen oral presentation and critiquing skills, formulate
a strong and compelling artist's written statement, and understand one’s
artmaking process within a larger art historical framework. The course also
covers curatorial issues, installation, presentation, and documentation of
finished work. With these skills, students will be prepared for professional
life beyond school, including visualizing ideas, developing proposals, and
putting together a strong portfolio and other application materials.
Art400 culminates in a group exhibition. Students must be available during
finals week (June 9-14) to participate in the show and the Monday after (June
16 th) to take down the work and restore the gallery to its original condition.
See information on gallery for more details on the schedule and times required
to be present. The reception is scheduled for Friday, June 13th 6-9pm. Invite
friends and family!
This is an interdisciplinary visual arts studio course; we will be thinking
and talking about, as well as making art in this manner. Please note that
assignments will need to be done outside of class time. Expect to spend at
least 6-8hours/week on your studio practice.
If you need access to specialized equipment, other than the woodshop or the
SOACC, arrange in advance with the respective program/studio. For example,
if you want to do some welding as part of your project, you need to have previous
experience with the equipment and arrange with the technician/faculty in the
sculpture program. Class time will be spent on topical discussions and consultations,
critiques, logistical issues, and guest presentations. One-on-one consultations
and group brainstorming sessions will prepare you to tackle challenges from
the conception of the initial idea to the execution of the finished project.
Consultation and demos on unfamiliar materials and techniques are always available
upon your request.

Expectations

1. Participate in building an environment of learning and experimentation
where:
a. taking risks and challenging conventions is preferred;
b. safe to ask questions and debate issues;
c. positive and critical feedback is offered in a supportive spirit;
d. all participants are attentive and respectful of each other.

2. Class begins and ends at the appointed time. Arrive on time and prepared
to discuss your progress with the project as well as the assigned topic.

3. Be responsible for your own successful completion of the course. This means
to:
a. Keep an open attitude. Experiment, challenge yourself and strive for new
ideas.
b. Attend all sessions and complete all assignments on time. Participation
in discussions and critiques is required and an important part of your course
experience (and grade.)
c. If sudden illness, emergency or random act of nature should prevent you
from attending class, contact me (timea@u.washington.edu) IN ADVANCE.
If you take an absence you are responsible for following up with a classmate,
receiving any assignments and
completing them on time.
d. All projects must be completed and presented on time. Late projects will
not be accepted.

4. This course prepares you for real-life studio practice. You are expected
to take your own work seriously and to be organized and conscientious in planning
and managing project work time.

5. Most projects are just not practical to do at home. Rm. 207 is your shared
studio space for the duration of the quarter. You have full access to the
room outside of the scheduled class times. Wherever you work, always leave
your work area clean. Observe safety, traffic flow, and maintenance rules
when working in public spaces outside of the classroom. Attain permission
from Kris Jones in the main office (rm. 102) before installing your project.
LEAVE NO TRACE policy applies!
Move out all materials, tools and projects from the classroom by June 4th.

6. Absolutely NO cell phone calls are to be taken or made during class. Turn
off and put away all cell phones and digital equipment for the entire duration
of class.

7. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the class or need extra help,
talk to me ASAP.

EXHIBITION
SCHEDULE - Spring 2008 - June 9 through June 14 (attention: FINALS
WEEK! All students must be present. No exceptions under any circumstances!)

The
Sandpoint gallery is reserved for art400 Senior Project classes for their
final exhibition: Monday, June 9 – Saturday, June 21
It will be shared between art400A and art400 B (Anne Hayden Stevens).

Additional
rooms at Sandpoint may also be available. If you are working on large scale,
with installation or video projection, or if your work requires special conditions
of light, sound, etc. consider submitting an application for one of the Flex-Spaces.
Applications should be submitted ASAP for the time period of May 26 through
June 16.
http://art.washington.edu/resources/flex/flexspace.html

Deliver work to the gallery: on your own schedule Monday, June 9th.
All work must be in the gallery by 2:30pm.
Install exhibition: Monday, June 9 2:30-6pm
Art400B installs Tue, June 10 (you may also come in to finish installing at
this time)

Each
student is required to sit in the gallery in teams of two for all open hours.
That is 2hours/person.

Take
down and gallery clean up: June 16 and 17 On your own schedule (Remove work
patch walls, clean and sweep.)
All work needs to be removed and your space restored by noon, on Tuesday,
June 17th. (Clean-up committee is responsible for checking gallery)